You heard her story But needed every detail before you’d believeNeeded her to lay herself bareRequired her to tell it a certain wayAnd do the work to make you care You simply cannot fathom that You could believe her storyWithout knowing every single detailAnd even then, with it all on the floorYou’ll tell her how she’s failedDidn’t Continue Reading
I started therapy this year for the first time. I’d been meaning to, and with some things coming up in life that were sure to be stressful I thought it was a good time to start. I finally found an affordable way to do it, and I also had time on my hands because pandemic. Continue Reading
“God is good”, the preacher proclaims “All the time”, comes the congregants refrain They say their amens, and gather their things Off to see what another week brings Armed with the gospel, they carry the good news “A revival is coming…can’t you sense the spirit move?” “Hearts, they’re turning back to him!” (Please ignore our Continue Reading
Another assignment from the writing class. The assignment was to write a letter to a former version of ourselves. Dear Middle School Me, It’s 1997, and you’re at that awkward stage. Fortunately you have no idea, because your friends are right there with you, so it all feels normal. These friends you’ve known since you Continue Reading
A few years ago I was driving home from a friend’s house on a Wednesday afternoon, and I called my grandmother to check in. When she answered she sounded off, her voice strange, and she couldn’t talk long. Prior to a previous heart attack her voice had been higher than usual, weaker, and that’s what Continue Reading
I find it offensiveThat the world can changewith such little warning, A bit of joy, a bit of pain That life doesn’t ask Before it takes, before it givesThat I don’t get to offerOr rescind my permission But let me be one who gives when life takesWho helps to mendWhen the world seems to breakOne who builds up in the Continue Reading
The best part of working from home is that it doesn’t always have to be home. Last month I was able to go to Hilton Head with some friends of mine who go every year. They love it, and have talked about how amazing it is as long as I’ve known them. I drove out Continue Reading